Visiting xian china

French President Nicolas Sarkozy was due Monday to oversee billions of dollars in trade deals on day two of his visit to China, including an historic agreement to build two nuclear reactors. French nuclear firm Areva announced it had finally secured an agreement with China worth eight billion euros (11.9 billion US dollars) to build two third-generation nuclear reactors in southern China, ending months of negotiations."It's a record. In the history of the civilian nuclear industry, there's never been a deal of this magnitude," Areva chief executive Anne Lauvergeon told reporters as she gave the financial details of the partnership.With China seeking to rapidly build up its nuclear power industry, the deal held even more significance for Areva after losing out in July to US-based Westinghouse Electric in a bid to build four other nuclear reactors."China is one of the most exciting markets. China is accelerating its nuclear development, and it's important to be part of this … [Read more...] about French President to Clinch Huge Deals with China, including Nuclear

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) chats with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang after a joint press conference in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 15, 2015
Visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told his Chinese counterpart on Friday that Beijing needs to "reconsider its approach" to relations between the Asian giants, as the Hindu nationalist leader departed from the usual diplomatic pleasantries.
Modi, who despite his hardline reputation has moved to engage with Beijing since his election last year, made the remarks after being welcomed to the Great Hall of the People by Premier Li Keqiang.
"I stressed the need for China to reconsider its approach on some of the issues that hold us back from realising full potential of our partnership," Modi said, adding that he "suggested that China should take a strategic and long-term view of our relations".
His comments stood out from the usual public declarations by diplomatic visitors to Beijing, who normally stick to … [Read more...] about India’s Modi tells China to ‘reconsider’ approach

PANO - A Vietnamese senior-officer delegation, led by Senior Lieutenant-General Do Ba Ty, Chief-of-the-General-Staff, paid a visit to Shanghai Naval Base under the Donghai Fleet and Shanghai Garrison of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China on April 15 th.
Rear-Admiral Shen Hao, Commander of Shanghai Naval Base, briefed Senior Lieutenant-General Do Ba Ty and the delegation on the unit’s function, tasks, and achievements in training and building regularity and in fulfilling its assigned missions.
Founded on March 10 th, 2012, the Shanghai Naval Base has a mission of commanding defensive combat, preventing torpedo, nuclear, biological and chemical warfare and ensuring logistics, technology, and telecommunications and so on. It is equipped with frigates, mine-clearers and minelayers.
The Vietnamese delegation was also briefed on Shanghai City and the Shanghai Garrison by Major-General Peng Shuigen, Shanghai Garrison Commander.
At present, the Shanghai Garrison is … [Read more...] about Chief-of-the-General-Staff visits Shanghai Naval Base and Garrison

XIAN — French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday launched a state visit to China in Xian -- the starting point of the ancient Silk Road -- in a nod to his counterpart’s scheme to revive the famous trading route. Macron will visit the northern city’s famous terracotta warriors along with his wife Brigitte before delivering a keynote speech on the future of Franco-Chinese relations. The 8,000-man clay army, crafted around 250 BC for the tomb of China’s first emperor Qin Shihuang, is a symbol of ancient Chinese artistic and military sophistication in a country that proclaims itself a 5,000-year-old civilisation. Macron is beginning the three-day visit in Xian as a gesture to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s colossal New Silk Road project, an ambitious initiative to connect Asia and Europe by road, rail and sea. The $1 trillion infrastructure programme is billed as a modern revival of the ancient Silk Road that once carried fabric, spices, and a wealth of other … [Read more...] about Macron begins China state visit at Silk Road gateway

Zhou Xun, an internationally-acclaimed Chinese actress and singer, suddenly appeared in Hanoi on July 26 afternoon to advertise for a big commercial brand. Zhou Xun was one of the "Four Young Dan actresses" in China in the early 2000s, along with Zhang Ziyi, Xu Jinglei and Zhao Wei. In the afternoon on July 26, the Chinese superstar paid a visit to the Hanoi Old Quarter and some other relics. Zhou Xun’s visit to Hanoi was very secret and her activities in the city were monitored strictly by security. This morning, July 27, Zhou Xun took photos at the Hanoi railway station on two carriages of the luxurious Victoria Express travel train, with a team of over 100 people. The Chinese movie star will stay in Hanoi until July 28 to feature in an advertising video clip shot at the Hanoi railway station, the Long Bien Bridge, the Metropole Hotel and the Hanoi Opera House. Zhou Xun was born to a middle-class family. Her father was a local film projectionist and her mother a … [Read more...] about Chinese movie star secretly visits Hanoi